With ZXZC Daily, we will offer daily important automotive news in China. For those we have reported, the title of the piece will include a hyperlink, which will provide detailed information.

Xiaomi's first EV model said to use HESAI's LiDAR

Xiaomi's first electric vehicle model will use the LiDAR devices supplied by Hesai Technology ("HESAI"), a local media channel reported today.

Photo credit: Xiaomi

Haval H6 PHEV to hit market in Q4 2022

Great Wall Motor's third-generation Haval H6 PHEV will hit the market in the fourth quarter of 2022. Presale price of the model ranges from 168,800 yuan to 176,800 yuan ($24,430-$25,580).

SERES Group sees Aug. sales climb 5.95% year on year

In August, Huawei's auto partner, SERES Group, sold 20,371 vehicles (+5.95% YoY), including 14,644 new energy vehicles (+310.77% YoY).

BYD's monthly auto sales exceed 170,000 units for first time

BYD Company Limited ("BYD") saw its monthly auto sales hit another record high of 174,915 units in August 2022, zooming up 155.23% year on year, while also growing 7.62% month on month, the company announced on Friday.

Schaeffler, CITIC Pacific Special Steel ally on supply chain sustainable development

Schaeffler Group and CITIC Pacific Special Steel Group Co., Ltd. ("CITIC Steel"), a leading Chinese special steel producer, recently inked an agreement to form in-depth strategic cooperation in such areas as sustainable development of supply chain, R&D of new products and technologies, as well as digital connectivity, according to a post on the German auto supplier's WeChat account.

SAIC-GM-Wuling releases images of new SUV model under Wuling silver logo

SAIC-GM-Wuling (“SGMW”) today released via its WeChat account the official images of an all-new compact SUV model under the Wuling silver logo, named Xingchi (in Chinese), targeting younger consumers.

WeRide launches China's first open-road fully driverless sanitation vehicle operation project

On Sept. 1, WeRide, a Chinese autonomous driving startup, entered into a cooperation agreement with the City Management and Comprehensive Law Enforcement Bureau of Huangpu District, Guangzhou to launch its innovative pilot operation of self-driving sweeper vehicles on Guangzhou International Bio Island ("Bio Island").

CATL, China Mobile to co-work on construction of zero-carbon data center

Chinese power battery giant CATL and the state-owned telecommunications operator China Mobile signed a framework agreement on Sept. 1 to carry out strategic cooperation on a slew of businesses including construction of a zero-carbon data center.